Berlin, June 29: Five people were killed in a shooting on Monday at a youth welfare facility in the northern German town of Stade, police said. Stade has about 50,000 inhabitants and is located about 40 km from Hamburg.
Two people were arrested, including the suspected shooter.
Other people were wounded, police said, but they did not give a figure.
Police said the shooting took place in the facility on Dankersstrasse, a street south of the town centre. That facility includes temporary accommodation for pregnant women or young mothers with children.
There was no danger to the public, police said. Video footage after the shooting showed a large police presence, along with other emergency service personnel and several ambulances on a residential street.
Police said they were working to establish the background to the shooting and what exactly happened. (AP)
